The family was first mentioned in 1244 in
Cologne in a written document with
Waldewerus de Stackelberg and in 1306 in
Riga with
Henricus de Stackelberg. They were mentioned as
vassals of the
Prince-Bishops of Dorpat. The family members were raised to the rank of
Baron in 1714 and later in 1727 to the rank of
Count in
Sweden. They were also awarded with the title of
Count of the Holy Roman Empire in 1776 and in 1786. The title of Baron in
Russian Empire was granted to them on 7 December 1854. Different branches of the Stackelberg family use different surnames; for instance, a
nobiliary particle preposition i.e.
von. The Stackelberg family used to be one of the biggest landowning families in the
Baltic region. == Notable members ==